Robert Morse, D.O., F.A.C.C., has accepted the position of specialty medical director for Providence Seaside Hospital and clinics.

Morse received his doctorate in osteopathy from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddenford, Maine. As a commissions officer in the U.S. Arm, he completed both his internship and residency in internal medicine at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. This was followed by a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining Providence in 2011, Morse served 10 years in the U.S. Army followed by a decade of private practice in Las Vegas.

Morse will continue to see patients for their cardiovascular needs at Providence Heart Clinics in Seaside and Astoria, as well as the newly opened cardiology clinic at Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco, Washington.

He will also continue to service in his roles as president of the medical executive committee and medical director of respiratory therapy and the anti-coagulation clinic.